Daily Update: Giving assists to Denorfia

San Diego Padres left fielder Chris Denorfia falls into the stands while catching a foul fly hit by Los Angeles Dodgers' Elian Herrera during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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San Diego Padres left fielder Chris Denorfia falls into the stands while catching a foul fly hit by Los Angeles Dodgers' Elian Herrera during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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PHILADELPHIA  Chris Denorfia leads the Padres this season with nine outfield assists.

That is tied for fifth-highest total in the National League this season.

However, Denorfia is the only player in the major leagues to have at least two assists from each of the outfield positions this season. He has two assists as a left fielder, two as a center fielder and five as a right fielder.

Only two other players in Padres history had two assists from all three outfield positions in the same season – Jerry Morales (1974; two from left, four from center, two from right) and Dave Winfield (1974; six from left, three from center, two from right).

The Daily Five:

--Double-A San Antonio was traveling to Little Rock Thursday before resuming the Texas League championship series against Arkansas Friday night. The best three-of-five series is tied 1-1 with each team producing a 1-0 win. The Missions got only four hits Wednesday night – a double by right fielder Yeison Asencio and singles by third baseman Jake Blackwood, catcher Rocky Gale and designated hitter Austin Hedges – in their 1-0 loss. Knuckleballing right-hander Eddie Bonine allowed one run on seven hits and three walks over eight innings.

--Jedd Gyorko’s 18th home run Wednesday night tied him with Atlanta’s Evan Gattis for the most by a National League rookie this season. The 18 home runs ties Gyorko for the third-highest total ever by a Padres rookie. First baseman Nate Colbert set the Padres record with 24 in the franchise’s inaugural 1969 season. Catcher Benito Santiago (1987) and third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff (2007) also had 18. Gyorko’s 25 doubles is also the third-highest total by a Padres rookie (Yonder Alonso set the Padres record with 39 last season).

--Tommy Medica and Jaff Decker both homered for their first major league hit this season. Medica did it in his first game, second at-bat. Decker did it in his third game. Last year, Catcher Eddy Rodriguez homered for the Padres in his first major league at-bat.

--Right-handed reliever Nick Vincent is 1-2 over his last five relief appearances and has allowed four runs on seven hits and four walks over the last five innings that he worked. His ERA has climbed from 1.89 to 2.58.

--Left-handed starter Eric Stults has allowed seven homers over his last 22 1/3 innings. But he has also gone three straight starts without walking a hitter.